2020 Gent–Wevelgem

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2020 Gent–Wevelgem

| series = 2020 UCI World Tour

| race_no = 18

| season_no = 21

| image =Gent-Wevelgem-2020 poster.png

| image_caption =Previous winner Alexander Kristoff portrayed on the event poster

| image_size =

| date = 11 October 2020

| stages = 1

| distance = 238

| unit = km

| time = 5h 19' 20"

| speed =

| first = Mads Pedersen

| first_nat = DEN

| first_team = {{UCI team code|TFS|2020}}

| second = Florian Sénéchal

| second_nat = FRA

| second_team = {{UCI team code|DQT|2020}}

| third = Matteo Trentin

| third_nat = ITA

| third_team = {{UCI team code|BMC|2020}}

| previous = 2019

| next = 2021

}}

The 2020 Gent–Wevelgem was a road cycling classic race that took place on 11 October 2020 in Belgium. It was the 82nd edition of Gent–Wevelgem and the eighteenth event of the 2020 UCI World Tour.

One of the Spring Classics, Gent-Wevelgem was originally scheduled for 29 March 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.{{cite web |title=BELGIAN CLASSICS E3 BINCKBANK AND GENT-WEVELGEM CANCELLED |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/belgian-classics-e3-binckbank-and-gent-wevelgem-cancelled_sto7702013/story.shtml |publisher=Eurosport |access-date=10 October 2020}} The race was rescheduled for 11 October 2020 as part of a new autumnal 'spring classics' season,{{cite web |last1=Hood |first1=Andrew |title=Spring classics in the fall? Why not, say specialists |url=https://www.velonews.com/news/road/spring-classics-in-the-fall-why-not-say-specialists/ |publisher=Velo News |access-date=10 October 2020}} though it was only the Belgian races which were eventually held.

Route

The race organisers asked spectators to follow the race from home, and did not release details of the route to the public before the start of the race.{{cite web |title=Race Information |url=https://www.gent-wevelgem.be/en/gw/elite-men/race-information |website=Gent-Wevelgem |publisher=Flanders Classics |access-date=6 October 2020}}{{cite web |title=Tour of Flanders and Gent-Wevelgem take further steps to minimise coronavirus risk |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-flanders-and-gent-wevelgem-take-further-steps-to-minimise-coronavirus-risk/ |publisher=Cycling News |access-date=10 October 2020}} Parts of the race due to pass through France were removed due to the worsening of the pandemic in France.{{cite web |last1=Cossins |first1=Peter |title=Gent-Wevelgem 2020 – Preview |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2020/preview/ |publisher=Cycling News |access-date=10 October 2020}} The start times of the races were also adapted to avoid a clash with the 2020 Giro d'Italia. For the first time, the men's race started before the women's race.{{cite web |title=STARTTIJDEN VLAAMSE KLASSIEKERS AANGEPAST NA OVERLAP MET GIRO D'ITALIA |url=https://www.wielerflits.be/nieuws/starttijden-vlaamse-klassiekers-aangepast-na-overlap-met-giro-ditalia/ |website=Wielerflits |access-date=6 October 2020}}

Teams

All nineteen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams made up the twenty-five teams that competed in the race. Though most teams entered the maximum of seven riders, {{UCI team code|COF|2020}}, {{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}, and {{UCI team code|SUN|2020}} entered only six, while {{UCI team code|MOV|2020}} entered only five. Only 95 of the 170 riders in the race finished.{{cite web|title=Gent–Wevelgem 2020 - Start List|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/gent-wevelgem/start-list/|publisher=CyclingNews|access-date=10 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gent-wevelgem/2020/startlist|title=Gent–Wevelgem in Flanders Fields 2020 Startlist|publisher=ProCyclingStats|access-date=11 October 2020}}

UCI WorldTeams

{{UCI team code|ALM|2020}}
{{UCI team code|AST|2020}}
{{UCI team code|TBM|2020}}
{{UCI team code|BOH|2020}}
{{UCI team code|BMC|2020}}
{{UCI team code|COF|2020}}
{{UCI team code|DQT|2020}}
{{UCI team code|EFD|2020}}
{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}
{{UCI team code|ISN|2020}}
{{UCI team code|LTS|2020}}
{{UCI team code|MTS men|2020}}
{{UCI team code|MOV|2020}}
{{UCI team code|NTT|2020}}
{{UCI team code|INS|2020b}}
{{UCI team code|TJV|2020}}
{{UCI team code|SUN|2020}}
{{UCI team code|TFS|2020}}
{{UCI team code|UAD|2020}}

UCI ProTeams

{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}
{{UCI team code|BVC|2020}}
{{UCI team code|WVA|2020}}
{{UCI team code|CWG|2020}}
{{UCI team code|SVB|2020}}
{{UCI team code|TDE|2020}}

Result

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2020/elite-men/results/|title=Mads Pedersen wins Gent-Wevelgem|first=Peter|last=Cossins|publisher=CyclingNews|date=11 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Mads Pedersen|DEN|{{UCI team code|TFS|2020}}|5h 19' 20"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Florian Sénéchal|FRA|{{UCI team code|DQT|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Matteo Trentin|ITA|{{UCI team code|BMC|2020}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Alberto Bettiol|ITA|{{UCI team code|EFD|2020}}|+ 1"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Stefan Küng|SUI|{{UCI team code|GFC|2020}}|+ 3"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|John Degenkolb|GER|{{UCI team code|LTS|2020}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Yves Lampaert|BEL|{{UCI team code|DQT|2020}}|+ 4"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Wout van Aert|BEL|{{UCI team code|TJV|2020}}|+ 7"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Mathieu van der Poel|NED|{{UCI team code|AFC|2020}}|+ 8"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Dylan Teuns|BEL|{{UCI team code|TBM|2020}}|+ 1' 40"}}

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.gent-wevelgem.be/en/gw/elite-men}}

Category:2020 UCI World Tour

Category:2020 in Belgian sport

2020

Category:Cycling events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Category:October 2020 sports events in Belgium